December has arrived

Thanksgiving was fabulously fun...but so exhausting. I feel like I need a vacation after vacation. But on another note...I am now an Aunt and Chris is Uncle! Tony and Marisa had Hector Jacob last Wednesday. We cannot wait to meet him in a few weeks! Until then it will be a mad rush to get things finished up at school before Christmas...so...no down time till then.

Fabulous weekend in the big NYC

Chris and I had such an awesome time in NYC. I can't believe how huge the city is...and how busy it is all the time. We thought life was busy here. Wicked was fantastic...we also visited the Met to scope out some art. We ate lots of good food...including a fancy dinner out, pizza, and a hot dog from a street vendor! Thanks to my wonderful husband.

On a side note...did you know there are such things as "good" questions and "silly" questions. Loving the topics we are teaching at TRAILS!

Loving my hubby.

I cannot say how thankful I am to have such a wonderful husband. I knew that he had planned something fun...but I had no idea he planned a fabulous trip for us to NYC to celebrate my birthday and our 3rd anniversary! He even scored tickets to Wicked! The bottom line...I am so lucky.

Long Fall...No Posting.

Well, it is hard to believe that fall is almost over. Thanksgiving is next week and before we know it...Christmas will be here. Lots of exciting things are happening in the next few days. Chris and I will be married for three years (holy cow)...and he has planned a trip for my birthday/our anniversary. I can't wait to spend some time with Chris. We have been so busy that some weeks it feels like we only pass each other at the front door. I will post pics after we go on our little adventure! The next exciting thing that is happening is that I am going to be an AUNT! I cannot contain my excitement. Chris's brother Tony and his wife Marisa will have their baby in the next few days! Yay! We are thrilled for them and so excited to meet the baby (or just stalk the pics online). Lastly, my whole family will be together at Thanksgiving. We have not all been in the same room since Neal got married this summer. It should be great - or disastrous since we will have all 5 dogs at Ma and Dad's house! Tomorrow is the all day 5th grade field trip to the ropes/team building course - so it is time to rest up! Wish us luck.

Day One

Day one of school...followed by the gym...followed by a Trails meeting...followed by a lovely Vietnamese dinner = tired. Getting excited for day two tomorrow!

Hokie Football

Once again we have started the season with a heartbreak. At some point Hokie football is going to have to make the decision if they want to contend for the National Championship. That might mean an offensive overhaul. Time to move on to Marshall. Hopefully game 2 will be better.

Long Time...No Blog

Well. There is nothing to say but...life has been busy. So many things have happened. My fabulous Aunt Jenny married an awesome man. Summer is coming to a close...school starts on Tuesday! I think that I am ready. The classroom is in order. Lesson plans are coming together. My lcd is hooked up and ready to go. I cannot express how lucky I am to work in a school system with so many resources. I have more books and materials than I could ever use in one school year, a caseload that most special education teachers would only dream about, and colleagues that are energetic/intelligent/amazing teachers! The business is coming together...heading out today to decide on a name...then it will be time to order business cards and design the website! I promise to keep you informed. In the meantime please spread the word about our soon to be fabulous social skills group! More to come.